1987
1987 content overview
Where Old and New Meet
As part of its biggest expansion ever, Princeton is transforming its campus while attempting to balance tradition and change
Class Close-Up: Planting the Seeds of Ethnobotany at Princeton
Glenn Shepard ’87 teaches a class in ethnobotany called Psychedelics, Shamanism, and Plant Intelligence
On Shakespeare, Jodi Picoult ’87 Just Doesn’t Buy It
‘When I started to learn more about Emilia Bassano, I couldn’t believe how seamlessly her life plugged in all of the question marks and gaps that exist in Shakespeare’s’
A New Way To See Cancer
Ryan Corcoran ’99 is among those leading advances in early cancer detection using a blood test called liquid biopsy
Princeton’s Slow Burn
Inside the PetroTigers and the University’s four decades of private fossil fuel investments
Isobel Coleman ’87 Calls Dismantling USAID ‘Short-Sighted’
‘This is not the way to treat dedicated public servants who have devoted their lives to serving American interests’
‘The Worst Hellscape’: L.A. Fires Claim the Homes of Alumni
From Altadena to Malibu to Pacific Palisades, Princetonians are picking up the pieces. “When the bad stuff happens, my tendency is to try to focus on ‘What’s the next step?’”
Brooke Shields ’87 Visits Princeton for Book Talk
‘By Any Other Name’ by Jodi Picoult ’87
‘I never set about to write this story because I wanted to take down Shakespeare. I did it because I love those plays, and I wanted to understand how they...
PAWcast: How to Make People Care About Climate Change
John Marshall ’87 and Jessica Lu ’17 say our most urgent global crisis has a public relations problem
Alexandre Montagu ’87 and professor David Bellos Explore the Complicated World of Copyright in New Book
Lives: Luis Torres ’87
A Real Life Superman, He Was of Service Following 9/11, Church Scandal
Hey, Brooke Shields ’87
You’ve spent your whole life in the public spotlight as a model, entertainer, and author. Tell us … Now what?
Aug. 8: Isobel Coleman ’87 Warns of Rising Food Prices in Africa
Calling All Tigers
These five alumni want to harness the power of the Princeton community to address sustainability issues
PAWcast: In Memoir, Bill Eville ’87 Writes Extraordinary Everyday Stories
‘It’s always miraculous how we become who we are’
The PAW Staff Recommends: Favorite Books Written by Princetonians
Christopher Cavoli ’87 and Robert Kahn *64 to Receive Top Alumni Awards
Seventh Residential College Named Yeh College
Essay: The People Who Walk You Home
“The many Princeton relationships that developed or deepened even in my 50s never ceases to amaze me,” writes Bill Eville ’87
Jodi Picoult ’87 Captures the Pandemic’s Impact in New Novel
Essay: Remembering Tuskegee Airman Gen. Charles McGee
Debby Greenberg ’87 reflects on hosting her hero for Black History Month
Back in 1987, the Tiger Was Trademarked
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